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Video Game Console History

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first arcade video game released in 1972 was?

a)

Donkey Kong

b)

Pong

c)

Sonic Hedgehog

d)

Missile Command

2.

When did Atari release the Atari 2600 video game console?

a)

1972

b)

1987

c)

1977

d)

1982

3.

In 1977 Space Invaders was released and followed a year later by Atari’s most successful game ______

a)

Missile Command

b)

Pong

c)

Donkey Kong

d)

Asteroids

4.

Namco’s Pac-Man is from what country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

United States

5.

Mario was first introduced in what video game?

a)

Mario Cart

b)

Donkey Kong

c)

Super Mario World

d)

Angry Birds

6.

Nintendo, a Japanese company, started out in 1889 as what?

a)

Jewelry Maker

b)

Computer Designer

c)

Playing cards manufacturer

d)

Toy Company

7.

Sonic Hedgehog game is by….

a)

Sony

b)

Atari

c)

Nintendo

d)

Genesis

8.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in ….

a)

1980

b)

1985

c)

1990

d)

1995

9.

What was the name of the first handheld game system

a)

Atari 2600

b)

XBox 1

c)

Nintendo DS

d)

Nintendo Gameboy

10.

Sony’s first foray into video games was with what system

a)

XBox

b)

Nintendo DS

c)

Switch

d)

PlayStation

11.

Sony released the most widely distributed console of all time in 2000. What was that system

a)

XBox

b)

XBox 360

c)

PlayStation

d)

PlayStation 2

12.

In early 2017 Nintendo released the WiiU successor, the only system for handheld and television based. What is it called

a)

Nintendo Gameboy Advanced

b)

Nintendo DS

c)

Nintendo Gameboy

d)

Nintendo Switch

13.

What is the best selling console of all time?

a)

Wii

b)

Sega Saturn

c)

Odyssey

d)

PlayStation 2

14.

What was the best selling Atari 2600 game?

a)

Pitfall

b)

Halloween

c)

Donkey Kong

d)

Pac-Man

15.

What was the best selling NES game?

a)

Super Mario Bros.

b)

Metroid

c)

Punch-Out!!

d)

Super Mario Bros. 3

16.

What is the best selling PlayStation 1 game?

a)

Crash Bandicoot

b)

Metal Gear Solid

c)

Gran Turismo 2

d)

Final Fantasy VII

17.

What is the best selling Xbox game?

a)

Halo 2

b)

Counter Strike

c)

Ninja Gaiden

d)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

18.
He's the most famous character in video game history, and the official mascot for Nintendo.
a)
Sonic the Hedgehog
b)
Crash Bandicoot
c)
Mario
d)
Master Chief
19.
With its innovative motion controller, this popular game system had moms, dads, and even grandmothers, playing video games.  
a)
Nintendo Wii
b)
Xbox 1
c)
PS Go
d)
Atari
20.

Mario is sometimes accompanied with a green dinosaur called ?

a)

Bowser

b)

Yoshi

c)

Birdo

d)

Toad

21.
How many units did the PS2 sell?
a)
155 Million
b)
275 Million
c)
140 Million 
d)
980 Thousand
22.

The first popular video game was called...

a)

Pac Man

b)

Tennis

c)

Ping

d)

Pong

23.

Which Nintendo 64 game was considered the "best game of all-time"?

a)

Super Mario 64

b)

Gran Turismo

c)

Sonic the Hedgehog

d)

Tetris

24.

Sony Playstation were one of the first companies to put their games on what?

a)

CD's

b)

Flash Drives

c)

Cartridges

d)

Memory Sticks

25.

What year was the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released?

a)

1975

b)

1980

c)

1985

d)

1990

26.

What year was the Game Boy Original released?

a)

1996

b)

1978

c)

1989

27.

Tennis for two was made in

a)

1958

b)

1985

28.

What two errors are known to be unnerving on the PlayStation?

a)

Fearful Harmony

b)

Personified Fear

c)

Forbidden Image

d)

Red Screen of Death

29.

who created the xbox

a)

microsoft

b)

apple

c)

nintendo

30.

who is the Nintendo creator

a)

Fusajiro Yamauchi

b)

steve jobs

c)

naser

31.
What is better for features,like netflix and youtube.
a)
PS4
b)
Xbox One
c)
PC
32.

What company created the PS3

a)

Sony

b)

Nintendo

c)

Microsoft

d)

Apple

33.

What platform was before the PS3?

a)

PS

b)

PS2

c)

PS4

d)

PSP

34.

What platform was before the Xbox 360?

a)

Xbox

b)

Xbox One

c)

Xbox One S

d)

Xbox Kinect

35.

What platform was before the Wii?

a)

Nintendo 64

b)

Nintendo Gamecube

c)

NES

d)

Super NES

36.
What video game is this?
a)
Asteroids
b)
Breakout
c)
Pong
d)
Space Invaders
37.
What video game is this?
a)
Asteroids
b)
Breakout
c)
Pong
d)
Space Invaders
38.
PONG was the first successful video game.  Where was the first PONG machine located?
a)
An airport in Arizona
b)
A bar in California
c)
A casino in Nevada
d)
An arcade in Ohio
39.
PONG was created by which video game company?
a)
Atari
b)
Midway
c)
Namco
d)
Nintendo
40.
DONKEY KONG was created by which video game company?
a)
Atari
b)
Midway
c)
Namco
d)
Nintendo
41.
TETRIS is a video game from what country?
a)
United States
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
42.

what can you play with a PS4

a)

ARMS

b)

zombes royale.io

c)

roblox

d)

spider-man

43.

can you watch youtube on Xbox

a)

No

b)

Yes

44.

What was the first game played in space (by an astronaut)?

a)

Pong

b)

E.T.

c)

Tetris

d)

Space Race

45.

What is the average age of the video game player?

a)

15

b)

25

c)

35

d)

45

46.

What game was King Tut buried with?

a)

Chess

b)

Senet

c)

Monopoly

d)

Tic Tac Toe

47.

What are the three major market players in today’s current 8th generation of consoles?

a)

Apple, Sega & Atari

b)

Sega, Panasonic & Microsoft

c)

Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo

d)

Nintendo, Apple & Sony

48.

What did Sony do to make its Playstation 3 more successful?

a)

Raised the price

b)

Slimmed it down - Made it smaller

c)

Added more games

d)

Nothing

49.

What would happen if only 1 console existed?

a)

The company would get lazy and boring

b)

Prices would go up

c)

Gaming would not improve

d)

All of the above

50.

The first fan to defend Playstation 4 over Xbox One said...

a)

"The graphics are better."

b)

"It's $100 cheaper."

c)

"The games are better."

d)

"The color is better."

51.
How many generations of consoles there was?
a)
eight
b)
nine
c)
six
d)
seven
52.

Nolan Bushnell founded what video game company?

a)

Atari

b)

Namco

c)

Nintendo

d)

Mattel

53.

Future founders of APPLE, Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak modified PONG into what hit game for Atari?

a)

Breakout

b)

Pong 2: Revenge of the Pong

c)

Spacewar!

d)

Tennis for Two

54.

What was game changing innovation Atari developed in 1977 that brought home consoles to the next level?

a)

Interchangeable cartridges

b)

Wireless controllers

c)

Internet connection

d)

Joystick controllers

55.

He is credited as one who created the first computer game "Tennis for two"

a)

Tony Fadell

b)

William Higinbotham

c)

Philippe Kahn

d)

Seymour Papert

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